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Brian Toomey stays proud as Southwell comeback ride on Kings Grey failshttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/12/brian-toomey-southwell-kings-grey-territories-chantilly
• Kings Grey pulls up but Toomey says, ‘It’s brilliant to be back’ <br />• Territories and Mickaël Barzalona lift Chantilly’s Prix Jean Prat<p>Brian Toomey failed to get the win he craved on his emotional return to riding on Sunday but the jockey was just glad to be back in the saddle at Southwell two years on from a fall at Perth that left him dead for six seconds.</p><p>Resuscitated at Perth but given only a 3% chance of survival, Toomey, 26, was last month re-issued with a riding licence after his remarkable recovery from the fall from Solway Dandy in July 2013.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/12/brian-toomey-southwell-kings-grey-territories-chantilly">Continue reading...</a>Horse racingMickaël BarzalonaGodolphinSportSun, 12 Jul 2015 18:24:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/12/brian-toomey-southwell-kings-grey-territories-chantillyPhotograph: Nigel French/PAKings Grey, ridden by Brian Toomey, leading the field at Southwell before fading in the latter part of the race. Photograph: Nigel French/PAPhotograph: Nigel French/PAKings Grey, ridden by Brian Toomey, leading the field at Southwell before fading in the latter part of the race. Photograph: Nigel French/PAPress Association2015-07-12T18:24:19ZMickael Barzalona returning to France but will remain with Godolphinhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/08/mickael-barzalona-france-godolphin
• French jockey to be reunited with trainer André Fabre <br />• 22-year-old described this season as a ‘difficult time’<p>Derby-winning jockey Mickael Barzalona is to return to France to continue his riding career and association with Godolphin.</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/04/pour-moi-wins-the-derby" title="">Barzalona, who won the Epsom Classic aboard Pour Moi in 2011, </a>was snapped up to join Godolphin in 2012 and won both the Dubai World Cup aboard Monterosso and the St Leger on Encke during his first year with Sheikh Mohammed’s operation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/08/mickael-barzalona-france-godolphin">Continue reading...</a>Mickaël BarzalonaHorse racingGodolphinSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al MaktoumSportSun, 08 Jun 2014 19:04:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/08/mickael-barzalona-france-godolphinPhotograph: Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisMickael Barzalona is to return to France where he will continue riding for Godolphin and be reunited with André Fabre. Photograph: Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisPhotograph: Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisMickael Barzalona is to return to France where he will continue riding for Godolphin and be reunited with André Fabre. Photograph: Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisPress Association2014-06-08T19:04:47ZJames Doyle Pinzolo Derby booking latest blow for Mickaël Barzalonahttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/05/james-doyle-pinzolo-the-derby-mickael-barzalona
• Rider called up by Godolphin following Snow Sky defection<br />• Stable jockey suffers another snub for Epsom Classic<p>Mickaël Barzalona, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/04/pour-moi-wins-the-derby" title="">who won the Derby on Pour Moi three years ago at the age of 19</a>, will ride only in handicaps on this year’s Classic card at Epsom after losing out on the ride on Charlie Appleby’s Pinzolo in the Derby to James Doyle.</p><p>Barzalona was the principal jockey for Godolphin’s stable at Moulton Paddocks after Appleby took over the licence from his former employer Mahmood al-Zarooni last summer, but <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/22/charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-demotion-godolphin" title="">his opportunities have dried up in recent weeks with Appleby booking several other jockeys for his horses</a>, including William Buick, Ryan Moore, Martin Lane and Richard Hughes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/05/james-doyle-pinzolo-the-derby-mickael-barzalona">Continue reading...</a>The Derby 2014The DerbyGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportThu, 05 Jun 2014 18:07:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/05/james-doyle-pinzolo-the-derby-mickael-barzalonaPhotograph: Tom Morgan/ Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisStable jockey Mickael Barzalona has been snubbed again by Godolphin who have overlooked him for the Derby. Photograph: Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisPhotograph: Tom Morgan/ Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisStable jockey Mickael Barzalona has been snubbed again by Godolphin who have overlooked him for the Derby. Photograph: Tom Morgan/Demotix/CorbisGreg Wood2014-06-05T18:07:57ZKevin Manning surprise Godolphin booking for Sudden Wonder in Derbyhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/03/kevin-manning-godolphin-sudden-wonder-the-derby
• Charlie Appleby reveals Irish jockey will ride stable’s No1 hope<br />• No booking as yet for yard’s other possible Pinzolo<p>Kevin Manning has been named as the surprise booking for Godolphin’s Sudden Wonder in Saturday’s Derby. The Irish jockey, who won the 2008 Derby on the colt’s sire, New Approach, replaces Mickaël Barzalona, who rode Sudden Wonder in its last four races.</p><p>“We spoke in depth about it and felt that Kevin was the right man for the job,” said Charlie Appleby, the trainer of Sudden Wonder. “He’s been there, done it and got the T-shirt, as they say, and we felt it all stacked up nicely for us to be giving ourselves the best chance. He was one of the jockeys still available who has got plenty of experience of riding in the Derby. Ryan Moore, William Buick and Richard Hughes would all have been high on my list but they were already booked.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/03/kevin-manning-godolphin-sudden-wonder-the-derby">Continue reading...</a>The Derby 2014The DerbyGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportTue, 03 Jun 2014 12:45:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/03/kevin-manning-godolphin-sudden-wonder-the-derbyPhotograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesKevin Manning will be wearing the Godolphin stable colours when lining up on Sudden Wonder in the Derby on Saturday. Photograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesPhotograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesKevin Manning will be wearing the Godolphin stable colours when lining up on Sudden Wonder in the Derby on Saturday. Photograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesChris Cook2014-06-03T12:45:46ZCharlie Appleby defends Mickaël Barzalona demotion at Godolphinhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/22/charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-demotion-godolphin
• Newmarket trainer says judge me on my results<br />• Buick wins opening race on Portamento for stable<p>Charlie Appleby, who trains 150 horses for the Godolphin operation at Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket, said here on Thursday that results over the course of the season will determine whether <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/18/godolphin-charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-william-buick" title="">his decision to share rides between a pool of leading jockeys has been a success</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/04/pour-moi-wins-the-derby" title="">Mickaël Barzalona, who won the Derby on Pour Moi three years ago</a>, rode the majority of Appleby’s runners last season after the trainer took over the licence at Moulton Paddocks in mid-July. William Buick was in the saddle as Appleby’s Portamento stormed clear in the opening race here, however, and the trainer said afterwards that he is happy to run his powerful string without a “No1” jockey at least until the end of the year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/22/charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-demotion-godolphin">Continue reading...</a>Mickaël BarzalonaGodolphinHorse racingThe DerbyRichard HughesRyan MooreThe OaksSportThu, 22 May 2014 16:42:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/22/charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-demotion-godolphinPhotograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesTrainer Charlie Appleby with Ryan Moore, right, and William Buick at Goodwood on Thursday. Photograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesPhotograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesTrainer Charlie Appleby with Ryan Moore, right, and William Buick at Goodwood on Thursday. Photograph: Julian Herbert/Action ImagesGreg Wood at Goodwood2014-05-22T16:42:47ZMickaël Barzalona coping well with Godolphin demotion, says Tony Hindhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/20/tony-hind-mickael-barzalona-godolphin-demotion
<p>• Jockey’s agent says client determined to get outside rides<br>• Former stable No1 has none of yard’s runners for next two days</p><p>Mickaël Barzalona has coped surprisingly well with the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/18/godolphin-charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-william-buick" title="">emerging news that he is no longer the first choice of rider for the Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby</a>, according to the jockey’s new agent. Tony Hind was engaged by Barzalona less than a month ago and it now seems possible that the jockey already suspected his need for outside rides was about to become greater.</p><p>“He came round to see me last night,” Hind said on Tuesday. “We had a good chat for half an hour and he was in good form, good order. He was very professional about it, he’s taken the whole situation extremely well and he just wants to get on with his job.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/20/tony-hind-mickael-barzalona-godolphin-demotion">Continue reading...</a>Mickaël BarzalonaGodolphinHorse racingSportTue, 20 May 2014 16:54:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/20/tony-hind-mickael-barzalona-godolphin-demotionPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesMickael Barzalona is no longer No1 rider at the Godolphin yard of trainer Charlie Appleby. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesMickael Barzalona is no longer No1 rider at the Godolphin yard of trainer Charlie Appleby. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesChris Cook2014-05-20T16:54:51ZGodolphin's Charlie Appleby denies any fall out with Mickaël Barzalonahttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/18/godolphin-charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-william-buick
• William Buick and Martin Lane riding work for Appleby<br />• 'Mickaël rides for us but I've opened up the pool a little bit'<p>Charlie Appleby, one of Godolphin's two principal trainers in Britain, said on Sunday that Mickaël Barzalona will continue to ride for his stable on a regular basis this season, but that he will also maintain a policy of using other jockeys when he believes they will suit a particular horse.</p><p>The overall Godolphin operation has not had a "No 1" jockey since Frankie Dettori left the organisation in the autumn of 2012, but Barzalona has been a regular partner for horses from Appleby's stable with Silvestre de Sousa frequently aboard those saddled by Godolphin's other main trainer, Saeed bin Suroor.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/18/godolphin-charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-william-buick">Continue reading...</a>GodolphinMickaël BarzalonaRyan MooreHorse racingSportSun, 18 May 2014 18:54:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/18/godolphin-charlie-appleby-mickael-barzalona-william-buickPhotograph: Warren Little/Getty ImagesMickaël Barzalona following his stunning victory on Pour Moi in the Derby at Epsom in 2011. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Warren Little/Getty ImagesMickaël Barzalona following his stunning victory on Pour Moi in the Derby at Epsom in 2011. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty ImagesGreg Wood2014-05-18T18:54:09ZWillie Carson hails Newmarket Fillies' Mile victory for Chriselliamhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/27/willie-carson-fillies-mile-chriselliam
• Charlie Hills-trained runner pulls off shock victory<br />• Breeders' Cup a possible target for surprise winner<p>Racegoers expecting to see the traditional jig of delight following a big-race winner from the trainer Clive Brittain at Newmarket on Friday were denied that dubious pleasure but were instead greeted with a dance of sorts from the former jockey Willie Carson.</p><p>The part-owner of Chriselliam and former BBC racing presenter was zealously celebrating his 28-1 shot beating the Brittain-trained favourite Rizeena in the Shadwell Fillies' Mile and made sure everyone around the winner's enclosure knew he had backed his faith in his horse with hard cash.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/27/willie-carson-fillies-mile-chriselliam">Continue reading...</a>Horse racingRichard HughesMickaël BarzalonaSportFri, 27 Sep 2013 17:49:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/27/willie-carson-fillies-mile-chriselliamPhotograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty ImagesRichard Hughes rides Chriselliam to victory in the Shadwell Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty ImagesRichard Hughes rides Chriselliam to victory in the Shadwell Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty ImagesTony Paley2013-09-27T17:49:59ZFrankie Dettori faces inquiry after positive test at crossroads in careerhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/13/frankie-dettori-positive-test-crossroads-career
Italian had just parted company with Godolphin after 18 years as stable jockey and lost retainer as highest paid rider in the world<p>How has it come to this? Just a month ago, Frankie Dettori was the highest-paid jockey in the world, one of the most respected and admired of his profession. Now his extraordinarily lucrative retainer with Godolphin is about to end and he is facing the possibility of a worldwide riding ban, having tested positive for a banned substance while competing in France.</p><p>He is 41, tending towards the really senior stage, even for a Flat jockey. It appears to be a difficult age for jockeys, since Kieren Fallon was also 41 when he first tested positive for a banned substance in France.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/13/frankie-dettori-positive-test-crossroads-career">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportTue, 13 Nov 2012 19:58:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/13/frankie-dettori-positive-test-crossroads-careerPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori's positive test hearing has coincided with a crossroads in his career as he parts ways with the Godolphin stable. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori's positive test hearing has coincided with a crossroads in his career as he parts ways with the Godolphin stable. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesChris Cook2012-11-13T19:58:12ZFrankie Dettori faces hearing after positive test at Longchamphttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/13/frankie-dettori-positive-test-longchamp
• Inquiry set for next week following September breach at track<br />• Jockey's solicitor reveals news in Press Association statement<p>Frankie Dettori's career was in fresh crisis on Tuesday as it emerged that he had tested positive for a banned substance while riding in France this autumn. It is less than a month since the famously ebullient jockey split from Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation, his principal employers for the past 18 years, who provided him with 110 successes in the world's biggest races.</p><p>His supporters argued he would bounce back from the separation and be among the contenders for champion jockey next year but he is at risk of a worldwide ban from riding that could run into months, depending on the identity of the substance. That issue remained in doubt, with officials at France Galop, the body which runs French racing, refusing to disclose details while a web report naming a substance was quickly pulled.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/13/frankie-dettori-positive-test-longchamp">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportTue, 13 Nov 2012 15:25:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/13/frankie-dettori-positive-test-longchampPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori will face a hearing next week at French racing headquarters following a positive test at Longchamp in September. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori will face a hearing next week at French racing headquarters following a positive test at Longchamp in September. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesChris Cook2012-11-13T15:25:52ZCertify new favourite for 1,000 Guineas after Fillies' Mile victoryhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/28/certify-1000-guineas-fillies-mile
• Mickaël Barzalona steers unbeaten Godolphin mount to win<br />• Victor records convincing four-and-a-half-length success<p>Recent history repeated itself on the Rowley Mile as Certify became Godolphin's third winner of the Group One Fillies' Mile in as many seasons. If she is to become a Classic winner over the same course and distance in next year's 1,000 Guineas, however, recent history will now need to be rewritten.</p><p>Two years ago it was White Moonstone who took this contest, in its final running at Ascot. She has not been since on a racecourse since. Lyric Of Light, meanwhile, who won here in 2011, did manage to get to the stalls for this year's Guineas, but was virtually pulled up before finishing a distant last of the 17 runners. She too has not been sighted since.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/28/certify-1000-guineas-fillies-mile">Continue reading...</a>1,000 GuineasGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportFri, 28 Sep 2012 16:19:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/28/certify-1000-guineas-fillies-milePhotograph: Pa Wire/PACertify, blue colours, second left, is the new 1,000 Guineas favourite after her victory in the Shadwell Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday. Photograph: Pa Wire/PAPhotograph: Pa Wire/PACertify, blue colours, second left, is the new 1,000 Guineas favourite after her victory in the Shadwell Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on Friday. Photograph: Pa Wire/PAGreg Wood at Newmarket2012-09-28T16:19:23ZOutsider Encke denies Camelot Triple Crown with victory in St Legerhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/15/camelot-st-leger-aidan-obrien-encke
• Joseph O'Brien comes under fire for ride on beaten favourite<br />• Godolphin celebrate victory in final Classic of the season<p>The storm of noise from the grandstand as Camelot set off in pursuit of Encke in the final furlong of the Ladbrokes St Leger dropped away to near-silence a few strides from the line, as it became clear that the 2-5 favourite was about to come up short in his pursuit of the Triple Crown.</p><p>Camelot still had three-quarters of a length to find as Encke passed the post to win the season's final Classic for Godolphin, and the hush on the terraces was swiftly replaced by the buzz of 32,000 spectators asking how and why the Derby winner had been beaten.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/15/camelot-st-leger-aidan-obrien-encke">Continue reading...</a>CamelotSt LegerAidan O'BrienGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportSat, 15 Sep 2012 17:03:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/15/camelot-st-leger-aidan-obrien-enckePhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesMickaël Barzalona celebrates victory on Encke in the Ladbrokes St Leger on Saturday after the 25-1 shot had beaten the hot favourite Camelot, purple colours. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesMickaël Barzalona celebrates victory on Encke in the Ladbrokes St Leger on Saturday after the 25-1 shot had beaten the hot favourite Camelot, purple colours. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesGreg Wood at Doncaster2012-09-15T17:03:15ZRoyal Ascot Gold Cup boost for Frankie Dettori in troubled seasonhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/21/frankie-dettori-gold-cup-ascot
Italian jockey celebrates defeat over Mickaël Barzalona in the most prestigious race of Flat racing's centrepiece meeting<p>Ascot has been generous to Frankie Dettori throughout his quarter-century in the saddle but the grand stage, the moment and the script have rarely combined with such sympathy as in the closing stages of Thursday's Gold Cup. Dettori is still much closer to the end of his riding career than the beginning but, thanks to a hard-fought success on Colour Vision, not quite as close as it seemed on Thursday morning.</p><p>Dettori arrived at Ascot with just a single winner from 42 rides in June, a strike-rate of 2%. He was riding at Haydock instead of at Epsom on Derby day earlier this month and had seen a series of high-profile rides for the Godolphin operation – where he is referred to as the senior jockey – pass to Mickaël Barzalona, a rider half his age.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/21/frankie-dettori-gold-cup-ascot">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriMickaël BarzalonaRoyal Ascot 2012Royal AscotGodolphinHorse racingSportThu, 21 Jun 2012 19:29:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/21/frankie-dettori-gold-cup-ascotPhotograph: Andy Rain/EPARelief for Frankie Dettori as he celebrates on Colour Vision after winning the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAPhotograph: Andy Rain/EPARelief for Frankie Dettori as he celebrates on Colour Vision after winning the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPAGreg Wood at Ascot2012-06-21T19:29:12ZFrankie Dettori wins Gold Cup on Colour Vision at Royal Ascothttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/21/frankie-dettori-colour-vision-gold-cup
• Jockey ecstatic after troubled start to season<br />• Winner has to survive dramatic stewards inquiry<p>Racing's most popular rider once again took a starring and dramatic role on Flat racing's biggest stage as Frankie Dettori celebrated a memorable Gold Cup success at Royal Ascot on Thursday aboard Colour Vision.</p><p>His position as first-choice jockey to Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team having looked increasingly vulnerable in recent weeks, Dettori arrived at Ascot on the back of an unusually quiet start to the season and with no guarantee of improving his position as the winning-most current rider at the meeting.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/21/frankie-dettori-colour-vision-gold-cup">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriGodolphinRoyal Ascot 2012Royal AscotMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportThu, 21 Jun 2012 15:41:20 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/21/frankie-dettori-colour-vision-gold-cupPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori celebrates as Colour Vision wins the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot from stablemate Opinion Poll, right. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori celebrates as Colour Vision wins the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot from stablemate Opinion Poll, right. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesWill Hayler at Ascot2012-06-21T15:41:20ZFrankie Dettori ends trying week with victory on board Opinion Pollhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/31/carlton-house-brigadier-gerard-stakes
• Godolphin jockey lights up Sandown on Gold Cup hope<br />• Carlton House wins Brigadier Gerard for the Queen<p>Epsom will miss the talent and showmanship of Frankie Dettori on Saturday, when he rides at Haydock rather than at the Derby meeting, but racegoers at this high-quality evening meeting enjoyed both to the full. The Italian was a most popular winner of the Henry II Stakes on Opinion Poll, the 5-4 favourite, prompting a roar when he made his winning move and cheers as he performed a flying dismount.</p><p>Later he completed a 19-1 double on Cogito, a victory that had particular resonance as he was riding against his regular employers, Godolphin, whose runner was partnered by Mickaël Barzalona. "Go on Frankie, you're still our number one!" yelled a woman in the first row of the crowd around the winner's enclosure, prompting laughter.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/31/carlton-house-brigadier-gerard-stakes">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaRoyal AscotCarlton HouseSir Michael StouteHorse racingSportThu, 31 May 2012 21:11:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/31/carlton-house-brigadier-gerard-stakesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori celebrated at the end of a trying week following victory on Opinion Poll at Sandown on Thursday night. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori celebrated at the end of a trying week following victory on Opinion Poll at Sandown on Thursday night. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesChris Cook at Sandown2012-05-31T21:11:00ZFrankie Dettori happy to share rides with other Godolphin jockeyshttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/30/frankie-dettori-mickael-barzalona-godolphin
• Two younger jockeys to be given equal opportunities <br />• No Oaks or Derby ride at Epsom for the Italian<p>Frankie Dettori is no longer Godolphin's principal jockey. It has taken the racing world some time to digest this but the message has finally got home with the booking of Mickaël Barzalona to ride the team's sole runner in this weekend's Epsom Classics and it was confirmed on Wednesday by Godolphin's spokesman, Simon Crisford.</p><p>"Rides will be split across the board," he said in reference to the team's three jockeys, Dettori, Barzalona and Silvestre de Sousa. "They will all get equal opportunities. Frankie has to share the cake and he understands that."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/30/frankie-dettori-mickael-barzalona-godolphin">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaThe OaksHorse racingSportWed, 30 May 2012 18:36:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/30/frankie-dettori-mickael-barzalona-godolphinPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori has no rides in this weekend's Epsom Classics. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori has no rides in this weekend's Epsom Classics. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesChris Cook2012-05-30T18:36:54ZFrankie Dettori and Godolphin struggling in crucial season for jockeyhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/25/frankie-dettori-godolphin-the-derby
Rider has no ride in the Derby or Oaks a week before the Epsom Classics are to be run<p>First it was Lester Piggott, and then it was Frankie Dettori. Tens of thousands of spectators would make their annual trip to Epsom for the Derby, and look for one name on the racecard first. Even though his long wait for a winner in the premier Classic came to an end in 2007, Dettori will always be the starting point for many once-a-year punters on the Downs, since he is by far the most famous Flat jockey in the country.</p><p>This year, though, they may search in vain. "I've got nothing in the Derby, nothing in the Oaks and nothing in the Coronation Cup," Dettori said between two losing rides here on Friday. "What's going to be in the Derby? There will be five or six for O'Brien, but I can't ride for him. Thank God I won it once."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/25/frankie-dettori-godolphin-the-derby">Continue reading...</a>Frankie DettoriGodolphinThe Derby 2012The DerbyMickaël BarzalonaThe OaksHorse racingSportFri, 25 May 2012 18:52:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/25/frankie-dettori-godolphin-the-derbyPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori had two rides at Goodwood, above, on Friday but failed to have a winner from two rides and is struggling to kickstart a crucial season. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesFrankie Dettori had two rides at Goodwood, above, on Friday but failed to have a winner from two rides and is struggling to kickstart a crucial season. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesGreg Wood at Goodwood2012-05-25T18:52:00ZDiscourse can land 1,000 Guineas for Godolphin stable at Newmarkethttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/05/discourse-1000-guineas-godolphin
• Mickaël Barzalona's mount provides value<br />• Favourite Maybe has a perfect record from five races<p>Godolphin could not find one colt from either of its two immense strings in Newmarket to run in the 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, but the royal blue silks will be aboard two of the leading contenders for the 1,000 Guineas at the town's Rowley Mile track on Sunday.</p><p>Both are trained by Mahmood al-Zarooni, who took this race with Blue Bunting last year, and though Frankie Dettori, Godolphin's stable jockey, will ride Lyric Of Light, that may simply offer added value to a bet on <strong>Discourse (3.15)</strong>, the mount of Dettori's heir-apparent, Mickaël Barzalona.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/05/discourse-1000-guineas-godolphin">Continue reading...</a>1,000 GuineasGodolphinMickaël BarzalonaHorse racingSportSat, 05 May 2012 17:13:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/05/discourse-1000-guineas-godolphinPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesMickael Barzalona can ride to Discourse to success in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesMickael Barzalona can ride to Discourse to success in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty ImagesGreg Wood2012-05-05T17:13:36ZDubai showman Mickael Barzalona adds welcome touch of glamour | Greg Woodhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/apr/01/dubai-mickael-barzalona
Jockey lifts world's richest race with exultant trademark that marks out 20-year-old as likely heir to Frankie Dettori<p>There were several outstanding horse races at Meydan in Dubai on Saturday night, and one, the Gold Cup, which finally concluded its miserable narrative several hours late and at the cost of three fatal injuries. The World Cup itself, the richest prize in the sport, was more towards the former extreme than the latter, though it is hard to think that Monterosso, the winner, will now march on to even better things. Three years into its existence, Meydan still awaits its first truly world-class World Cup winner.</p><p>His jockey, on the other hand, is a precocious talent with untold success still ahead of him. There are fine riders in every generation, but few with the mental strength to fully exploit their ability from a very young age. Steve Cauthen, a Triple Crown winner at 18, was one, and Frankie Dettori, who recorded a Group One double at Ascot at 19, another. After Saturday, it is hard to argue against adding Mickael Barzalona to the list.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/apr/01/dubai-mickael-barzalona">Continue reading...</a>Dubai World CupHorse racingSportMickaël BarzalonaSun, 01 Apr 2012 22:30:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/apr/01/dubai-mickael-barzalonaPhotograph: Stephen Hindley/APMickael Barzalona celebrates in his usual big-race style on Monterosso when winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan. Photograph: Stephen Hindley/APPhotograph: Stephen Hindley/APMickael Barzalona celebrates in his usual big-race style on Monterosso when winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan. Photograph: Stephen Hindley/APGreg Wood2012-04-01T22:30:01ZMickaël Barzalona wins Dubai World Cup on Monterosso for Godolphinhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/31/monterosso-godolphin-dubai-world-cup
• Jockey marks triumph with trademark celebrations<br />• Hot favourite So You Think can only finish fourth<p>From Epsom to Dubai, Mickaël Barzalona is developing into a young jockey with a happy talent for winning the biggest events, and doing so in style. Nine months after he stood up in the irons to celebrate before the line in the Derby, he did it again on Monterosso in the final strides of the Dubai World Cup here on Saturday night, and unlike at Epsom, there was no chance that any of his rivals might close in.</p><p>Barzalona was riding in the race for the first time since being officially recruited to the Godolphin team, presumably to replace Frankie Dettori as the No1 when the Italian eventually retires. It could not have unfolded any better for him, as he kicked Monterosso into a clear lead halfway down the straight and maintained it all the way to the line to win by three lengths. Capponi was second and Planteur third, with So You Think, the favourite, only fourth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/31/monterosso-godolphin-dubai-world-cup">Continue reading...</a>Dubai World CupGodolphinSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al MaktoumHorse racingSportMickaël BarzalonaSat, 31 Mar 2012 18:24:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/31/monterosso-godolphin-dubai-world-cupPhotograph: Ahmed Jadallah/REUTERSMickael Barzalona, riding Monterosso, celebrates in his trademark style as he crosses the line first in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/ReutersPhotograph: Ahmed Jadallah/REUTERSMickael Barzalona, riding Monterosso, celebrates in his trademark style as he crosses the line first in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/ReutersGreg Wood at Meydan2012-03-31T18:24:38Z